“We cannot remember too often that when we observe nature, and especially the ordering of nature, it is always ourselves alone we are observing
“Sit in reverie, and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind
“Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing
“Agriculture for an honorable and high-minded man, is the best of all occupations or arts by which men procure the means of living
“Willpower is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see